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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rude comment does Randolph make to Mrs. Walker?

2. What does Winterbourne's behavior indicate to Daisy?

3. Why is Daisy miffed at Winterbourne?

4. More so in Rome, what is the central theme of the novel?

5. What is Daisy doing, according to Mrs. Costello, that disturbs Winterbourne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the admonition Winterbourne receives from his aunt?

2. Describe the point at which Daisy and Winterbourne come into conflict.

3. How does Winterbourne respond to Mrs. Costello?

4. Describe Daisy's coquettish behavior that Winterbourne takes the wrong way.

5. How does Mrs. Miller show her own naivete regarding Giovanelli?

6. What confirmation about Daisy's innocence does Winterbourne finally receive?

7. How does Winterbourne respond to Mrs. Walker's request that he stop seeing Daisy?

8. At Mrs. Walker's party, how does Winterbourne alter to stop Daisy's behavior?

9. To solve the problem of Daisy's going alone, how does Winterbourne provide an answer?

10. How does Henry James satirize Americans in the scene at Mrs. Walker's afternoon gathering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the irony of Mrs. Costello's objection to Daisy's seeing Italian men. Although James does not comment on it, there is an irony that Mrs. Costello has an Italian last name. Discuss how people often condemn in otherw what they accept in themselves.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on standing up for what you believe. Daisy defies social convention and berates Winterbourne for not standing up for her. What is the value of taking a stand and remaining true to that position? Discuss what is important to support and what does not really matter.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the modern social distinction of money. Use the example of a girl or boy from a wealthy family falling in love with someone from a middle income family. Discuss how such situations may play out.

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